Disney Promotes ABC News President to Oversee TV Networks

Ben Sherwood to Take Over When Anne Sweeney Steps Down

Walt Disney Co. on Monday named ABC News President Ben Sherwood as the next head of its television-entertainment networks, marking a rapid climb for a news producer who just four years ago was out of the media business entirely.

Mr. Sherwood will succeed Anne Sweeney when she steps down as co-chairman of the Disney/ABC Television Group next...